China-India Friendship Year

China-India Friendship Year

India and the People's Republic of China decided to earmark the year 2006 as China-India Friendship Year.

The Agenda

Political Field

*Exchange of messages between Presidents, Prime Ministers and Foreign Ministers on January 1 to commemorate the Friendship Year
*Exchange of high-level visits
*Commemorative receptions to be respectively hosted by the two Ambassadors in each other's country
*New recommendations to promote bilateral relations to be proposed by the 5th meeting of Eminent Persons Group (EPG) in India
*Publication of major China-India bilateral agreements and MOUs on the eve of April 1st

Defence Exchanges

*Visit of Indian Defence Minister to China and signing of the Proposed MOU between the two Defence Ministries
*Continuation of defence exchanges at various levels
*Trans-border interactive visits and sporting activities between the two Armies

Economic and Trade Field

*High-level business seminar to be held in China and India jointly organized by CCPIT from the Chinese side and FICCI/CII from the Indian side
*Striving for operationalisation of border trade through Nathula Pass within the year of 2006
*"Made in India" Show in China.
*Indian fashion show in China

Culture and Tourism

*Visit of India's Minister of Culture to China
*Visit of Chinese Government cultural delegation to India and signing of China-India Cultural Exchange Program for 2006-2008
*Inauguration of the Indian-style Buddhist temple in Luoyang
*Opening or inauguration ceremony of the Xuan Zang Memorial in Nalanda
*Reciprocal hosting of film festivals in each other's country and encouraging the joint production of films
*Academic seminar on "China-India Cultural Exchanges" to be organized by China Institute of International Studies (CIIS) or the Center for India Studies in Peking University with its Indian counterpart
*Mutual translation of literary classics
*Friendly exchanges of sporting activities
*Participation of Liaoning Peking Opera Troupe in India's National Opera Festival
*"Shanxi Culture Week" in India
*A TV documentary series named "Along the Footprints of Xuan Zang" to be produced by CCTV
*Visits of Indian Classical Dance Troupes to China (Bharatnatyam/Kathak/odissi)
*Organization of "Treasures of Ancient India:Exhibition of Indian Civilization" or Exhibition on "Journey of Buddhism from India to China"
*Visit of Bollywood song and dance troupe to China
*Exhibition of Indian books in China
*Indian tourism seminar and road shows in China
*Indian Food Festival in China
*Indian photographic exhibition in China by Chinese photographer(s)
* Launching of Chinese language website by India's Ministry of Tourism

Education, Science and Technology

*A workshop in India on education cooperation by major universities of both sides
*Signing and operationalisation of MOU on China-India Steering Committee on S&T Cooperation during the proposed visit of MOS(S&T) to China
*Exhibition of practical patented technology from India

Others

*Exchange of visits of youth delegations
*Release of commemorative first-day covers or joint issue of stamps
*Establishment of friendship cities between the relevant cities of both countries
*The book "Dr.Kotnis and Me" written by Mrs. Kotnis (Mme. Guo Qinglan) to be translated and published in India

See also

*People's Republic of China
*India
*Sino-Indian relations
*Foreign relations of the People's Republic of China
*Foreign relations of India

References

[http://www.chinaembassy.org.in/eng/ssygd/zyyhn/zyhde/t240311.htm Programs for China-India Friendship Year 2006 ]


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